Ali Fazal (born 15 October 1986) is an Indian actor and model who primarily appears in Hindi films. He made his screen debut with a small role in the English language film The Other End of the Line before appearing in the American television miniseries Bollywood Hero.He was seen in films like Always Kabhi Kabhi (2011), Baat Ban Gayi (2013), and Bobby Jasoos (2014). His first success came in Fukrey (2013) and Sonali Cable (2014).

Fazal made his Bollywood debut with a cameo appearance in 3 Idiots (2009) and next appeared in Always Kabhi Kabhi (2011). He played the leading role in the horror film Khamoshiyan (2015) followed by his first American film Furious 7 (2015), and Happy Bhag Jayegi opposite Diana Penty in 2016. Fazal starred in the British-American film Victoria & Abdul, which depicts the relationship of Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) and her confidant, Indian servant Abdul Karim (Fazal). The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2017. The costumes worn by the lead actors in the film have been added as part of the official display at Osborne House.

Fazal is popularly recognized for playing the character of Guddu Pandit in the Amazon Prime Video's crime thriller Mirzapur.

Early life and education :

Ali Fazal was born in Sir Gangaram Hospital, Delhi, and grew up in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. For a very brief period, he went to International Indian School, Dammam. He also went to La Martiniere College in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and then moved to the all-boys boarding school, The Doon School in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.[8] At Doon, he took up acting and participated in many Founder's Day theatre productions. He is said to have "found his calling" when he played the role of Trinculo, the jester in William Shakespeare's The Tempest. After Doon, Fazal went to Mumbai and graduated in economics from St. Xavier's College.

Personal life :

Ali Fazal looking walking on a stage
Fazal walking the ramp at Lakme Fashion Week, 2015
In February 2015, Fazal joined a Cancerthon organised by NDTV and Fortis to create awareness about cancer and raise funds for children battling the disease. He has though now left the work. Along with Tochi Raina, Fazal participated in a musical concert to raise funds for victims of the earthquake in Nepal.

Fazal is Muslim, he performed Umrah in January 2022. He shared his journey to Mecca and Medina on Instagram.

In 2014, Fazal made an entry in The Times of India's listing of the "Most Desirable Man". Fazal has been in a relationship with Richa Chadha, though their marriage plans had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019 Power Brands honored Fazal with “Power Brand: Industry Trendsetter” at BFJA (Bollywood Film Journalist's Awards). On 17 June 2020, Fazal's mother died due to health complications in Lucknow. Ali Fazal's grandfather died on Saturday 24 April 2021.

On 23 September 2022, he and Chadda announced their impending marriage and said that the ceremony would be eco-friendly. On 4 October 2022, they married in a ceremony, in Lucknow.